COVENTRY City are on course for their biggest league crowd at the Ricoh Arena for two and a half years tomorrow – and manager Aidy Boothroyd is demanding a performance that will have the floating fans coming back for more.
Sky Blues supporters have responded magnificently after Leeds snapped up their 6,200 allocation, with the club reporting sales of more than 18,000 yesterday afternoon to ensure the gate was heading for 25,000 with another day and a half left to do more business.
“I’ve had big crowds before and so have the players and that’s what you want,” said the City boss who insists the players will give their all for the cause in front of their biggest Championship turnout since the club entertained Wolves in front of 27,992 in April 2008.
“We don’t want to be playing in a half-empty stadium and we certainly don’t want to be out-sung by a load of Leeds fans.
“We want people to come along and shout and support us and we’ve got to give them something that will make them want to come back. Then, hopefully, games like this will be a regular occurrence.”
Impressed by how loud the 1,700 travelling supporters were at Bramall Lane last week, he added: “If we can create that noise from 20,000 people then it is going to be a great club to manage, great a club to support and a great club to be part of.
"But we only do that by making sure that we feed the crowd and get them excited, and then the crowd feeds us.
Sky Blues supporters have responded magnificently after Leeds snapped up their 6,200 allocation, with the club reporting sales of more than 18,000 yesterday afternoon to ensure the gate was heading for 25,000 with another day and a half left to do more business.
“I’ve had big crowds before and so have the players and that’s what you want,” said the City boss who insists the players will give their all for the cause in front of their biggest Championship turnout since the club entertained Wolves in front of 27,992 in April 2008.
“We don’t want to be playing in a half-empty stadium and we certainly don’t want to be out-sung by a load of Leeds fans.
“We want people to come along and shout and support us and we’ve got to give them something that will make them want to come back. Then, hopefully, games like this will be a regular occurrence.”
Impressed by how loud the 1,700 travelling supporters were at Bramall Lane last week, he added: “If we can create that noise from 20,000 people then it is going to be a great club to manage, great a club to support and a great club to be part of.
"But we only do that by making sure that we feed the crowd and get them excited, and then the crowd feeds us.